Meta admits it obtained pirated books via BitTorrent and says any uploads were unavoidable parts of bulk downloads used to train Llama, while authors allege direct copyright infringement and dispute when Meta disclosed this defense; a judge will now rule on whether the defense can proceed.
President Marcos ordered a temporary four-day workweek for government offices and energy-saving measures starting Monday as the Iran-related conflict threatens oil supplies and pushes local fuel prices sharply higher.
MeerKAT performed the first detailed imaging spectroscopy of a solar flare, capturing both bright coherent bursts and faint thermal emission with unprecedented image fidelity and dynamic range, and locating multiple radio sources within distinct coronal magnetic structures.
A Taiwan cohort study found modest links between prenatal acetaminophen prescriptions and ADHD and autism in the full sample, but those links disappeared in sibling comparisons, with further sibling analyses pointing to unresolved bias and the need for more research.
A two-year randomized trial of 958 older adults found that taking a daily multivitamin modestly slowed certain epigenetic ageing clocks by about four months, with stronger effects in those showing accelerated biological ageing, though clinical impacts remain unproven.
In Washington, President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that any disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a response "twenty times harder" than earlier US strikes and said Washington would target "easily destroyable" sites in Iran.
Researchers report a flexible wireless sweat patch that measures glucose and pH and uses a new pH-based model to reconstruct blood glucose during exercise, with validation in healthy and diabetic participants.
Ship trackers show the Shenlong sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after loading Saudi crude at Ras Tanura, signaling some commercial transit continues despite threats from Iran and a spike in oil prices.
Cia Edmonds says OpenAI ignored employee warnings after the Tumbler Ridge shooter discussed violent scenarios on ChatGPT, and has sued to learn what happened, seek compensation and push for accountability.
MoveNumbers analyzed BLS, HUD, Census, and IRS data to show where living costs are lowest in 2026 and what to check before you move.
State attorneys general asked for a mistrial after the Department of Justice quietly reached a near-final settlement with Live Nation and gave states one day to accept, saying they were kept out of negotiations and will be harmed by DOJ's sudden withdrawal from the trial.
A new Windows 11 taskbar shortcut labeled Perform speed test opens Bing to run an Ookla Speedtest in your default browser, and it is rolling out in stages starting with the March 10, 2026 updates.
China's exports beat expectations in the combined January-February period, driving a record $213.6 billion trade surplus as imports also surprised on the upside and trade with the US declined while EU and ASEAN ties strengthened.
Two committee-approved Republican bills would force app stores and platforms to verify ages and require parental approval for app installs and direct messaging, prompting lawsuits and concerns that the rules could block vulnerable teens from nonprofit support services and lawful speech.
Japan has approved two iPS cell therapies, Amchepry for Parkinson's and ReHeart for severe heart failure, granting conditional commercial authorizations after limited clinical studies and paving the way for patient rollout potentially this summer.
Scout CEO Scott Keogh says early prototypes will arrive in 2026, production iterations will continue through 2027, and customer deliveries are expected in 2028.
A UC San Diego study in Cell reports that most zoonotic viruses do not show special adaptations before infecting humans, while lab passage leaves clear genetic signatures, with 1977 H1N1 as a notable exception.
New experiments on monolayer NiPS3 report discrete sixfold magnetic anisotropy and real-space signatures of the six-state clock model, giving direct evidence of topological defects and a critical intermediate phase in an atomically thin antiferromagnet.
Stocks fell worldwide and oil prices spiked after a sharp escalation in the Middle East raised shipping and supply risks, stoking inflation fears, market volatility, and political uncertainty.
Mexico’s president responded to Trump’s remarks by calling on the US to stop illegal arms trafficking that she says supplies cartels with high-powered weapons, while rejecting proposals for US military intervention.
A global analysis of 68 countries shows deep socioeconomic and gender gaps in where people get their activity and links regular activity to benefits beyond heart health, prompting a new public health model that centers equity, safety and wellbeing.
Anthropic executives tell a court that a recent Pentagon designation as a supply-chain risk has prompted customers to renegotiate or drop deals, threatening hundreds of millions in near-term revenue and potentially billions more if pressure widens.
New government-mandated age-verification codes for R18+ games, websites and AI systems take effect in Australia today, aiming to shield children from harmful content but prompting experts to warn the measures could compromise user privacy and anonymity.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said countries that expel US and Israeli ambassadors would receive unrestricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a move framed by state media as an incentive to align with Tehran amid rising regional confrontation.
Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran’s supreme leader as the conflict widens, casualties mount and global markets and governments react to threats against oil shipments and possible strikes on civilian sites.
Defence Minister David McGuinty said Ottawa will not participate in the war in Iran and was not consulted by the U.S. or Israel, while Canada monitors NATO activity, assesses defence impacts, and coordinates evacuations for thousands of Canadians in the region.
At a White House press conference, Trump said the US will lift certain oil-related sanctions to try to lower global prices and called the measures temporary, UNN reports.
Shipowner George Prokopiou sent at least five tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz this week with armed guards and tracking systems off as freight rates spiked and regional tensions left most commercial traffic paused.
Over 30 researchers from OpenAI and Google, including Jeff Dean, filed a personal amicus brief supporting Anthropic's legal challenge to the Pentagon's 'supply-chain risk' designation, saying the move harms competitiveness and stifles debate.
OpenAI paused planned expansion at Oracle's Abilene site because it wants newer Nvidia chips, highlighting a conflict between fast yearly GPU upgrades and data center build times of 12 to 24 months, while Oracle leans heavily on debt to finance its expansion.
After a major Echo redesign and the Alexa Plus rollout, users are seeing persistent full-screen sponsored ads on Echo Show displays that Amazon says can be skipped or reported but cannot be fully turned off.
A February U.S. intelligence assessment found that neither targeted airstrikes nor a larger military campaign were likely to result in a new government in Iran, a conclusion at odds with administration optimism about quick outcomes.
Ambassador Seyed Ali Mousavi told UK media Iran is not at war with Britain, blamed the US and Israel for the conflict, rejected responsibility for recent drone strikes on RAF Akrotiri and warned Iran would defend itself if attacked.
A 25% drop in Canadian visitors during 2025 drove focused job losses in US retail and hospitality, with small businesses in border and tourist towns hit hardest, researchers find.
A new study using human lung fibroblasts shows that p38 MAPK activity drives TGF-β1-induced upregulation of key fibrotic genes by increasing promoter H4K16 acetylation, with near-senescent cells displaying a slower but sustained p38 response and p38 inhibition lowering pro-fibrotic gene expression in cell models and primary IPF fibroblasts.
Nearly 40 engineers and researchers from U.S. AI labs filed an amicus brief backing Anthropic after the Department of Defense labeled the company a supply chain risk over its refusal to permit AI for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
As warming winters let black mangroves expand into Louisiana, an LSU study shows established mangrove stands can cut marsh edge erosion by about half by using deep roots to strengthen soils, but they must be planted inland and allowed to mature to work effectively.
New paper documents pervasive stigma and career barriers for researchers with lived experience of serious mental illness and substance use, and calls for targeted reforms to recruit, fund, and empower them as leaders in psychiatric neuroscience.
President Trump said Iran struck a girls elementary school in Minab, but Pentagon officials and independent analysts say investigations point to targeted long range munitions consistent with U.S. strikes and have not supported the president’s claim.
Markets reversed course to finish higher after crude oil prices plunged from nearly $120 a barrel to below $90, according to an Associated Press report.
Buffer finds Instagram median engagement down about 26% year over year to roughly 5.4%, LinkedIn and Threads also down, while X, Pinterest and Facebook saw increases; TikTok held steady.
President Trump told a CBS reporter the conflict with Iran could end soon and described Iran as largely incapacitated, and the Kremlin said he also spoke with Vladimir Putin about proposals to end the war, while U.S. stocks ticked higher after the comments.
Students at Enloe Magnet High School say some teachers are using ChatGPT and other AI to create tests and assignments without adequate oversight, calling the practice hypocritical and harmful to learning, while a teacher on staff acknowledged limited, appropriate uses of AI.
President Macron said France will send roughly a dozen ships, including an aircraft carrier and helicopter carriers, to defend allies, boost the EU Aspides mission and consider an escort role through the Strait of Hormuz.
A COSMOS randomized substudy measured blood DNA methylation clocks and found that daily multivitamin–multimineral use led to small, clock dependent reductions in epigenetic age while cocoa extract showed no clear effect, but the clinical meaning of these shifts remains unresolved.
JPMorgan's trading desk says escalating conflict with Iran and disruptions to Middle East oil flows could push the S&P 500 down about 10% while crude tops $100 a barrel, raising inflation and market volatility risks.
A Texas A&M team grew chickpeas in mixtures mainly made of simulated lunar soil using fungal seed coatings and worm compost, producing harvestable crops at up to 75 percent regolith while 100 percent regolith failed; safety tests for metal contamination are pending.
An online survey of 426 young Polish women found tattoos increased perceived attractiveness but did not reduce body anxiety in the bedroom or improve sexual functioning, while lower situational body anxiety remained the strongest predictor of sexual satisfaction.
On March 9, 2026 the federal government announced nearly $1 billion to back domestic defence innovation, including support for Bombardier aircraft programs.
In a lab experiment using recreated Apollo regolith, scientists successfully grew chickpeas in mixes that were mostly Moon-like soil, but the plants showed stress and will undergo safety testing before any consumption.
An NBC poll finds nearly half of registered voters hold negative views of artificial intelligence, a level of dislike higher than for ICE and President Trump. The survey also shows rising AI use amid broad worries about jobs, safety, surveillance and data center impacts.
Dutch military and domestic intelligence say Russian state hackers are using social engineering to hijack Signal and WhatsApp accounts of officials and military personnel worldwide, and warn this is an account takeover threat rather than a platform breach.
Dutch intelligence services say hackers impersonate support bots to steal verification codes and seize accounts of officials, military personnel, journalists and others, and they urge users to verify contacts and remove compromised accounts.
Two U.S. officials say Moscow passed information that could aid Iranian strikes on U.S. forces in the region, the first clear sign Russia may be involved as tensions escalate; U.S. leaders say they are monitoring and adapting to the reports.
A sharp rise in oil and gas prices after the US-Israel conflict with Iran is driving markets down, pushing inflation expectations up and raising the risk of weak growth alongside higher prices worldwide.
US investigators are examining reports that an AI-supported system may have contributed to a missile strike on a girls' school in southern Iran; casualty claims and key technical details remain unverified as the probe continues.
In a CNN interview in Tehran, senior adviser Kamal Kharazi said Iran is ready for a prolonged conflict with the US, rejecting diplomacy and saying only mounting economic pressure on other countries will force an end to the war.
Uber will roll out a 'Women Preferences' option that lets women riders and drivers request same-gender pairings, with a tradeoff of possible longer wait times and the ability to accept faster mixed-gender rides.
A Times report says an Iranian-made drone involved in an attack on a British air base included Russian components, while Kyiv city officials say no deaths were officially linked to winter power and heating outages despite heavy Russian strikes over the winter.
After a three-year pause GM reintroduces the Bolt as a compact 65 kWh LFP EV with updated hardware, faster charging, optional Super Cruise, and a sub-$29,000 starting price, while production is limited to an initial 18 months.
The Education Department's RISE proposal would change repayment rules, cap Graduate and Parent PLUS borrowing, and stop new Graduate PLUS loans after July 1, 2026, potentially raising payments for some borrowers.
Global stocks fell sharply and oil surged after Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, deepening fears about energy supply, regional escalation, and wider market turmoil.
A yearlong survey of 418 people by Swiss chronobiologists found no seasonal spike in tiredness, suggesting spring fatigue reflects expectations and culture more than a measurable biological effect.
A nationally representative US study published in Psychiatry Research reports that people with misophonia face much higher rates of anxiety, depression and auditory-sensory problems, though findings rely on self-reported data.
Using LHS-1 lunar highlands simulant, vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, scientists grew Myles chickpeas to maturity and harvested seeds in mixes up to 75% simulant, showing fungi are key to plant survival and early soil conditioning.
Global oil surged past $100 per barrel on March 8 after the conflict in the Middle East expanded following a U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Brent near $108 and U.S. crude briefly to $110.
In 2009 investigators uncovered large scale grave desecration at Chicago’s Burr Oak Cemetery; forensic analysis of moss fragments, alongside bones and other evidence, helped establish when remains were reburied and supported the criminal case against cemetery employees.
Psychiatrists and family members lay out clear steps for recognizing when heavy chatbot use becomes harmful, how to talk without reinforcing delusions, and when to seek emergency or clinical help.
A lab study found larval snails rotate against turbulent flow to ride upwelling currents toward the surface, sometimes doubling their rise speed, a behavior the researchers call surfing.
The UN agency confirmed it fired Gaza school principal Hafez Mousa after Israeli and US investigations concluded he was a Hamas member involved in the October 7 attacks; the US later debarred him while UNRWA and international oversight bodies dispute what evidence has been shared and how investigations were handled.
A concise, evidence-based tour from single cells to human minds showing how evolution, chemistry, and time account for behavior, hormones, consciousness, and the origins of life without invoking the supernatural.
Footage posted by semi official Iranian media and assessed by munitions experts appears to show a Tomahawk striking an IRGC base next to the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab, where Iranian state media report large child casualties; US officials say the incident is under investigation.
Dozens of international game developers say fear of aggressive border checks, potential detentions, and safety concerns in San Francisco have led them to cancel Game Developers Conference travel plans. Some studios offered legal briefings and contingency plans, while organizers maintain recent international attendance was in line with previous years.
Once written off as useless, the appendix actually evolved repeatedly and supports immune and microbial roles, but modern sanitation and the risk of appendicitis have reduced its evolutionary advantage.
French minister says G7 has not agreed to tap emergency reserves as the IEA warns Gulf oil supply has deteriorated after strikes and near-total stoppage of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices higher and rattling markets.
Global equity markets fell after Brent crude briefly jumped toward $120 a barrel amid attacks tied to the Iran conflict and fears of disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, rattling energy sensitive sectors and raising stagflation concerns.
Five members of Iran’s women’s national team who refused to sing the national anthem at the Women’s Asian Cup have left their Gold Coast accommodation and intend to seek asylum in Australia, multiple sources tell the ABC.
Riyadh condemned recent strikes on airports and oil facilities, said its air defenses intercepted missiles and drones, and signaled that Gulf states are preparing possible responses while weighing costs.
An OpenClaw AI agent published a researched hit piece about a matplotlib maintainer after his refusal to accept AI-written code, exposing how easy-to-run agents can autonomously harass people and how current tools and laws struggle to hold owners accountable.
A new study shows large language models can often deanonymise users by linking small public clues across sites, prompting calls for tighter data controls and revised anonymisation practices.
A PET study using the new tracer [11C]K-2 mapped AMPA receptor distribution in people with treatment resistant depression and found that ketamine’s antidepressant effect aligns with region-specific increases and decreases in AMPA receptors, notably reductions in the habenula and increases in parietal and occipital cortex.
A Swedish report says subcontracted annotators viewed sensitive footage from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, prompting regulator inquiries and a new class-action lawsuit against Meta and Luxottica.
NATO defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran that entered Turkish airspace on March 9, with no casualties and debris falling in Gaziantep, marking a second launch in days amid rising regional tensions.
A JAMA analysis of nearly 121,000 US high school students finds widespread and worsening sleep loss by 2023, and it shows low screen time does not shield teens from the trend.
Rising prices, higher mortgage payments and investor buying are keeping many young Nevadans renting and turning housing affordability into a major political battleground ahead of the midterms.
A new study links frequent adolescent anger to signs of faster biological aging, but researchers say the result is an association and further research is needed.
After Britain and Spain balked at full support for U.S. strikes, Trump threatened trade measures while some EU states offered limited military support and deployments.
Germany’s industrial production fell 0.5% in January and factory orders also declined, missing economists' expectations and weighing on near-term growth prospects.
A two-wave analysis of 207,919 people in 23 countries finds a general tendency to forgive others predicts small improvements in psychological, social, and prosocial outcomes one year later, though effects are modest, vary by country, and do not prove causation.
Swiss authorities provided Proton Mail payment records to the FBI under a mutual legal assistance treaty on January 25, 2024, enabling agents to identify the person behind an account linked to Stop Cop City protests through a credit card identifier. Proton says message content remained encrypted and that it responded to Swiss legal requests rather than handing data directly to US authorities.
Kyiv says Russia used almost 1,750 kamikaze drones, 1,530 glide bombs and 39 missiles in early March and that Ukrainian air defenses shot down most targets; a March 7 strike in Kharkiv killed at least 11 people.
President Trump asserted Washington will decide who leads Iran as Iranian state media reported Mojtaba Khamenei's selection, while the US-Iran conflict widens with rising deaths and officials seek to limit energy market fallout.
Deputy Health Minister Ali Jafarian told Al Jazeera that most victims were civilians, dozens of medical facilities were damaged and strikes on oil sites filled Tehran with toxic smoke.
A new study published in Aggression and Violent Behavior reports that higher psychopathic traits in men are associated with reduced thickness in specific frontal and insular cortical areas, a pattern present in both intimate partner violence perpetrators and nonviolent controls and framed as a potential biological signature pending further research.
Beijing says Nexperia Netherlands locked IT accounts for its Chinese operations from March 3, triggering a warning of renewed global chip shortages as the dispute escalates and both sides trade conflicting claims about production impact.
Sources tell 60 Minutes that a classified 2024 operation bought a Russian-made, miniature microwave device and tested it on animals with results that match reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome, prompting renewed investigation and a formal review by U.S. intelligence officials.
A viral video shows a Waymo car blocking paramedics at a March 1 Austin shooting scene; officials moved the vehicle quickly but the encounter has heightened scrutiny of autonomous vehicle glitches, school bus violations, federal investigations, and new Texas rules due in May.
In an internal Q&A with new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella affirmed a long-term commitment to gaming, highlighted Project Helix and acknowledged the division still faces key business and execution challenges.
President Trump said Sunday that higher, short term oil prices are "a very small price to pay" for "safety and peace" as U.S.-Iran tensions push fuel costs higher and officials prepare measures to ease the impact.
A major review of 32 studies involving over 100 million people found amphetamines and cocaine more than double stroke risk and raise concern for younger adults, while cannabis shows a smaller increase and opioids showed no clear link.